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He said he is not surprised to learn of the involvement of the Hindu group in the Kandhamal violence. “It is a part of a larger network under Sangh Parivar and sheltered by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, Indian people’s party),” he added. Sangh Parivar is an umbrella group of Hindu nationalist organizations. Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, who heads the Catholic Church in the eastern Indian state, said the violence exposed “the nefarious plan” of Hindu extremists to eliminate religious minorities from India. “Minority bashing is becoming more and more frequent in BJP-ruled states. We demand the NIA take over the Kandhamal probe,” he added. The NIA was formed in 2009 to counter terrorism in the country. Paul Pradhan, a tribal leader and social activist, whose office and house were gutted in the 2008 violence, said the report only confirms that there is a systematic and well-orchestrated campaign to wipe out Christians in India. Kedar Mishra, a senior journalist, said “It was evident that Abhinav Bharat was very much involved. It is an organized terror network and sheltered by Sangh Parivar.” Anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal broke out in August 2008 and lasted for seven weeks. The violence claimed 95 lives and destroyed more than 6,500 houses in 450 villages. Source: ucanews.com
